5.0 inch HD OGS Screen / MTK6582 Quad Core 1.3GHz /5MP+8MP Camera / 1GB RAM 8GB ROM
Got to be worth it for the screen alone!
Daul Sim too.
- topss
For anyone still struggling to get this price:
Click deal link.
Change 'Warehouse Options' to 'EU'
Near top right of page change the 'Ship to' option to UK and the currency to '£ GBP'. Or of course any other appropriate country/currency.
It may still show as £48+, but add to cart and it should then drop to the deal price.
- topss
Clear ordering instructions, hopefully :)
For anyone not already registered on the site, before starting the order go to the top right hand section of the page and alter the 'Ship to' to UK, then alter the 'USD' to GBP.
Further down the page, (below the name, and short description of the phone), change 'Warehouse Options' from 'China' to EU, and select 'Color' as Black
The price should then show as £32.79, if it doesn't, put it in your basket, and the price should change to £32.79.
- Richard_Lawrence
Top comments
TehJumpingJawa
11 Nov 1517#52
1st sentence of the deal description.
"(select Black and EU)"
Honestly, if you need instructions to work out this deal, a doogee is probably not for you.
Perhaps consider an iPhone.
Richard_Lawrence
11 Nov 155#67
Clear ordering instructions, hopefully :smiley:
For anyone not already registered on the site, before starting the order go to the top right hand section of the page and alter the 'Ship to' to UK, then alter the 'USD' to GBP.
Further down the page, (below the name, and short description of the phone), change 'Warehouse Options' from 'China' to EU, and select 'Color' as Black
The price should then show as £32.79, if it doesn't, put it in your basket, and the price should change to £32.79.
If paying by PayPal, their currency exchange rate may make the final price slightly higher, my order, placed earlier this morning, came to £34.05.
I have also added this to the original post.
littletime
25 Nov 153#311
Recent conversation with a colleague:
Him: "How much did it cost?"
Me: "Around £32".
Him: "What about per month?"
Me: "No, just £32. Delivered. No contract.".
Him: "!"
simes
12 Nov 153#141
I suggest you learn to read what it actually says on website before ordering.
It says despatched within a set number of days - not delivered in the set number of days.
If it said despatched within 1-2 days it means they post it out within that time period, then you have to wait for how ever long the couriers take to deliver it. Which when paying such a low price is unlikely to be a next day delivery service.
All comments (324)
anthony212
10 Nov 15#1
incredible heat
video61
10 Nov 15#2
got to have punt at this thanks : )
niknakety
10 Nov 15#3
don't need it in the slightest, but bought one anyway, thanks!
happyfeet0
10 Nov 151#4
Gggrrr stop posting deals like this. As above I don't need the phone but buying it just coz its a good deal
topss
10 Nov 151#5
Screen res is 1280x720, not Full HD in case anyone is interested. Great price though.
It's Dual Sim too.
Rich44 to topss
11 Nov 15#20
for £32 I'm surprised it's anywhere near HD at all tbh
frootloops
11 Nov 15#6
seems to be back up to £48
magicjay1986 to frootloops
11 Nov 15#9
It hasn't expired. Still £32 - £34. Select Black and EU.
repouk
11 Nov 151#7
The design is not a copy of a Samsung Galaxy 3 at all!
:man:
cb-uk
11 Nov 15#8
It is NOT £32 - it's showing as £48.74.
So, not a deal and expired.
leet
11 Nov 15#10
£55.91 now!
leet to leet
11 Nov 15#12
apologies. As above still available.
repouk to leet
11 Nov 15#15
That's shipped from China, from the EU, it's still £48.
dlm136
11 Nov 15#11
I think it may have been a mistake but I went through paypal and it tool payment of $49.84 (after conversion £34.05) from my account
so fingers crossed
r4t
11 Nov 15#13
It's still there, make sure You choose EU Warehouse
Dean2k14
11 Nov 15#14
All you guys saying the price is 49 that is in dollars which converts to 32 pounds
Dean2k14
11 Nov 15#16
Convert the price from dollars to pounds and its 32
kabs to Dean2k14
11 Nov 15#17
How many dollars as from the comments the dollar price may be fluctuating.
cmoi
11 Nov 151#18
It is $74.10 shipped from EU and $84.99 from China.
$74.10 is £48.94
cb-uk to cmoi
11 Nov 15#19
Yes, and it's not a bad price at £48.94 either to be fair.
Saro
11 Nov 15#21
It's £34.02 after selecting "EU" & "black"
has the Dollar rate changed
pontprennau
11 Nov 152#22
to avoid confusion. price shows as £48 until you add it to basket and it then drops to £32 or so
lmountbatten
11 Nov 15#23
Paypal exchange rate was $1.46 to £1
kzlbfx
11 Nov 15#24
This is still on, just ordered. NOT EXPIRED. Heat Added
Fingers crossed for the kids school phone !
pontprennau
11 Nov 15#25
Then try a little harder. Select EU, THEN add it to the basket and look at the price that shows in your basket :smiley:
DirtyHarry
11 Nov 15#26
Just ordered. £34.10 with expedited business delivery and shipping insurance. Thanks OP.
I'd be concerned of it shipping from China and potentially getting stung by customs :\ BUT yeah a much better phone!
zermattbusby
11 Nov 15#30
Doogee X5 £37.00 Banggood
corgi74 to zermattbusby
11 Nov 15#32
Thats the standard X5. The X5 Pro is £53
smugjojo
11 Nov 15#31
Never had a problem with mine before. HEAT added - otherwise I can spend squillions on some phones as posted on this site. Thought I had paid too much for my latest Ulefone touch2 at £128.
lanky78
11 Nov 15#33
Ordered one for my mum. Should make a good update to her aging phone :smiley:
Dean2k14
11 Nov 15#34
Showing at 49.84 dollars for me and never changes
BungalowBill to Dean2k14
11 Nov 15#35
And $49.84 = £32.91 right now - what's the problem?
dannyeff
11 Nov 15#36
will this work on uk networks?
redmouse2
11 Nov 15#37
cheers ordered.
bachgammon
11 Nov 152#38
I'm loving the comments about the price. How hard is it to follow instructions to get this price? Too hard for some people, it seems.
More importantly, though, I bought a phone from Gearbest and it is *stacked* with adware. You need to root your phone and very, very carefully remove the software that's creating the ads. It's easy to make a mistake because I did.
I bet this phone is the same.
ando to bachgammon
11 Nov 15#41
Retail phones in the UK are the same full of bloatware
lukec36 to bachgammon
11 Nov 151#62
I had no problem with the Elephone P6000 I got from Gearbest, but the Nubia Z9 Mini I got has full screen ads that take over at any point. Very frustrating.
mickey_brock
11 Nov 15#39
for people talking about the screen resolution the 720 is HD , i have not seen any phones with full HD , but i think HD phones are good enough for it being on a phone you wont see many phone that are full HD and to be honest HD phone are good enough to watch things on , i have a oneplus one and it records in 4k but i dont have a 4k tv yet
topss to mickey_brock
11 Nov 15#42
Pardon?
TehJumpingJawa
11 Nov 15#40
I don't need it right now, and prices will inevitably keep falling.
2GB @ £35 from EU warehouse is my bite point I think.
Still voted hot, looks a lot better than the vanilla x5.
mickey_brock
11 Nov 15#43
ive just clicked on the photo and its saying its $84.99 so what am i doing wrong , or has the price gone up
For anyone getting the $84 price, when i switched to EU it didnt register the first time that I done that. I refreshed the page and it did it the second time. So the EU/China tab is slow to catch on, at least in some browsers, and Im on IE9
redmouse2
11 Nov 15#48
can this be rooted and upgraded to next version of android? links?
mickey_brock
11 Nov 151#50
all ive done is click on the photo and getting a different price , no need to gloat about people making mistakes Ando maybe you will make a mistake once in you life so dont be too hard on people whp are getting different prices , have some humility and help people get the deals instead of buzzing off people , plus if there was instructions i would follow them ,but i have not come across any instructions yet, but if you know let me know
I picked up the Doogee X5 Pro the other day for under £50 posted from the UK warehouse (another hotukd deal) and I must say I'm very impressed. It's a 2GB/16GB phone compared to this, with a slightly faster processor and all the UK 4G bands (this is 3G). Been using it as my main driver now and I really don't miss my LG G2 (though that's not the newest word in tech!). Everything works, even the GPS which locks within seconds. Older Mediatek SOCs had issues with their GPS performance but these seem to have been ironed out now.
TehJumpingJawa
11 Nov 1517#52
1st sentence of the deal description.
"(select Black and EU)"
Honestly, if you need instructions to work out this deal, a doogee is probably not for you.
Perhaps consider an iPhone.
mickey_brock
11 Nov 15#53
after reading the OP , i went onto the EU shipping and the price came down but it said that the promotion has ended so i have not ordered one just incase i dont get it for that price ,
if people still want to try , when you click on the offer select EU shipping and the colour black this is how tyo get the price of the OP
i never read the OP properly so my bad but i hope this has made it a bit more clearer for some one as im afraid to say that in the OP it was not that clear you had to choose the EU warehouse options and the colour black , this is were some people were getting the higher price like i did at 1st , but good find OP and heat added
kriss57
11 Nov 15#54
Ordered thanks
mickey_brock
11 Nov 151#55
no need to be rude , you a hole instead of insulting people whpo would rip your head off if you said to their face you could have just said use the EU option you whopper im from liverpool if your from liverpool lets meet so you can say those kind words to my face or i will come and meet you , we can see how arrogant you are then , you have hurt my feelings divvie , its not hard to be nice , i hope tou get stuck some where or make a mistake i will keep my eye out for your posts just to see if you make any mistakes so i can buzz of you then i will insult your intelligence if you have any ,
Famine
11 Nov 15#56
Any decent covers for this phone?
arfawn
11 Nov 15#57
Don't need it but purchased anyway! Thanks OP heat added.
mickey_brock
11 Nov 15#58
thanks for your help , i dont like iphones , i have a oneplus one phone you would have seen that in my earlier posts , but am i the only one who made the same mistake no , i have held my hand up and said i never read the OP properly , when something is put in brackets its means an after thought , its just me glancing at the OP and not picking up on the EU option that was in the brackets , again it was not that clear becaiuse of the brackets
i will tell you what theres a lot of people on here with anger issues that would rather insult people instead of helping or help and still insult , this must be a site for perfect people who never make mistakes ffs ive admitted i never read the OP properly what more do you want blood , have you thought i might not be a good reader , again there is a lot of insulting people on this site , well that's life my mother used to say if you have nothing to say nice then dont say nothing at all , some people one here need to take that advice it will serve them well
gap30
11 Nov 15#59
This or the x5 pro
Satan_Claws
11 Nov 152#60
Not wishing to be mean but not only did it say what to do in the OP the same question had been answered 5 times in the posts before yours. There is no need for people to be rude but when the same question is asked and answered 5 times it must get a little irritating to keep reading people asking that question again.
ando
11 Nov 151#61
haha, taken a insult to me telling you to read the deal description?
All the information is in the post, grow up
muddassarsardar
11 Nov 15#63
its 74 for the White and 49 for Black one with eu warehouse at the moment just checked it know
tek-monkey
11 Nov 15#64
Was just eyeing this up, seems like a great deal!
mickey_brock
11 Nov 15#65
your right about this phone not being for me , ive been waiting for the Doogee Dagger DG550 to come down in price , its been just ove £100 for the last year so im hoping for the price on this phone to come down ,if you have not looked at this doogee dagger then have a look at 1.7 ghz its a decent phone
happyfeet0
11 Nov 15#66
Now now mickeys chill .. Don't take things personal on here lol.. Wirral here btwn :man::smile:
Richard_Lawrence
11 Nov 155#67
Clear ordering instructions, hopefully :smiley:
For anyone not already registered on the site, before starting the order go to the top right hand section of the page and alter the 'Ship to' to UK, then alter the 'USD' to GBP.
Further down the page, (below the name, and short description of the phone), change 'Warehouse Options' from 'China' to EU, and select 'Color' as Black
The price should then show as £32.79, if it doesn't, put it in your basket, and the price should change to £32.79.
If paying by PayPal, their currency exchange rate may make the final price slightly higher, my order, placed earlier this morning, came to £34.05.
I have also added this to the original post.
sofiasar
11 Nov 15#68
PayPal says £33.95
Whirly
11 Nov 15#69
Ordered, thanks op. Paypal took it to £33.95 but still a great deal.
mickey_brock
11 Nov 15#70
i made a mistake of missing the important info that was put in brackets , a few others missed it but what was disgusting was the answers some people gave to us who was asking for some help , the fgact that a few people never seen the info in the brackets meant it was not as clear to us and it was to others , but the aswers to the ones asking for help was horrible i hope all you who gave sarcastic answers to me anf the others who missed the info get it back when you make a mistake or miss something , there was no need for the nastiness in your answers , well done ,
mitchram123
11 Nov 15#71
Great find OP!!, followed the instructions and it was flawless purchase. Says 1-2 days delivery, it will be incredible it its delivered in that time also
sofiasar
11 Nov 15#72
this isn't the X5 tho
Richard_Lawrence to sofiasar
11 Nov 15#73
BMW sales are on the next counter :wink:
gdwelsh
11 Nov 15#74
ordered with zero problems. thanks
mickey_brock
11 Nov 151#75
Hi Richard Thank you for being nice and letting people know what to do , because of your answer i was able to order the phone and get the deal as this is what the site is about getting good deals , its so refreshing to get some one with manners and who is nice about people making mistakes or missing important information that was not very clear , once again thanks
mickey_brock
11 Nov 15#76
And ????????
tonygee99
11 Nov 15#77
Ordered. Thanks OP.
dodoegg1
11 Nov 15#78
is this faster than a Samsung galaxy s3? Im using an s3 having lost my moto g and its just too slow for me and if I switch the phone on at 7am, battery will be dead by the time Im home from work at 6pm (without having used it much throughout the day)
echo06
11 Nov 15#79
not everybody reads the full description straight away.i must admit i hadn't and although i had changed the currency i was baffled how to change the EU option even though it was right in front of me.i generally read the title then go back to the full description to see if there are any codes
Hightowerman
11 Nov 15#80
anyone have this phone? whats the back camera like? Im not expecting the best but i want a fairly decent if i dont have my Oly MFT with me. also any real downsides considering teh price?
Hightowerman
11 Nov 15#81
Also will this phone one morning think im Chinese and change it all in to Chinese for me? it happened once to me on ZTE but still for £30 if it last me 3 months for me is cheap
Satan_Claws
11 Nov 152#82
OP - "(select Black and EU)"
Post 9 - "It hasn't expired. Still £32 - £34. Select Black and EU."
Post 13 - "It's still there, make sure You choose EU Warehouse"
Post 15 - "That's shipped from China, from the EU, it's still £48."
Post 18 - "It is $74.10 shipped from EU and $84.99 from China."
Post 21 - "It's £34.02 after selecting "EU" & "black" "
Post 25 - "Then try a little harder. Select EU, THEN add it to the basket and look at the price that shows in your basket :smiley:"
Post - 43 - "ive just clicked on the photo and its saying its $84.99 so what am i doing wrong , or has the price gone up"
Hmmmm I wonder why after 42 posts people started to get a bit annoyed at someone asking about the price?
bikerchick771
11 Nov 15#83
Ordered ... £32 Hot Hot Hot 1st Xmas Pressie bought :smiley:
Blueandy99
11 Nov 15#84
Hot from me, just bought for the wife as a replacement to her ageing cruddy phone.
sofiasar
11 Nov 15#85
ordered for someone. what's the difference in this and the x5 apart from the screen size.
zermattbusby to sofiasar
11 Nov 15#88
Not a lot internally
One thing that lets the X5 / X5 PRO down is the camera
This should in theory be better
8 MP (3264 x 2448)
as opposed to :
5 MP (2592 x 1944) on the X3 / X3 PRO
theaccountant
11 Nov 15#86
why is paypal charging in usd?
johnnyd57uk
11 Nov 15#87
Edwood Great find. Thanks so much. Thats £32 I didnt need to spend but what the heck. Thats 6 phones I gotta fit in my pockets.
echo06
11 Nov 15#89
so overall is this better or worse than the X5 pro?
zermattbusby to echo06
11 Nov 15#90
The X5 is pretty much the same spec as the Y100X
The X5 PRO has 16GB Internal - 2GB RAM - Supports 4G
morleylad
11 Nov 15#91
Cheers op,i don't need a new phone but couldn't resist at this price,thats a Christmas present for one of the family :wink:
MDT
11 Nov 15#92
I've been looking for an android type ipod touch for the kids. Thanks OP!
I do wish Samsung carried on with their Galaxy WiFi range. My son loved his, very dated and slow now though.
SERPICO77
11 Nov 15#93
ordered for my daughter for crimbo, was looking for a smaller size screen as it might be too big (shes 10) but for this price worth a punt..
Ogre
11 Nov 15#94
Hmm
Adding promo code GBFOROCUPON gives me 7% discount BUT seems to increase the price by around £40
Can't stack savings on special offers
nmarshgiddings
11 Nov 15#95
iPhones aren't :wink:
simes
11 Nov 15#96
This is a great phone for this kind of money.
I have had mine for two months
The camera is decent in good light. The screen is excellent. In fact the phone in general does not look of fell cheap . it's also pretty light for a 5 inch screen phone. I an a light user but easily get three days out of the battery between charges.
There are no issues with it at all which is unusual for China phones.
The only thing I would advise is to stop and disable the app called DG browser. This seems to cause annoying pop up notifications for games. After stopping this app the notifications stopped. There is the standard browser also installed anyway so is not needed.
sarahdwaine
11 Nov 15#97
Did anyone get an email notification once they purchased the deal?
I got an email from PayPal but not the merchant!
Richard_Lawrence to sarahdwaine
11 Nov 15#101
I had 3 emails from Gearbest, plus the PayPal one, almost immediately after ordering.
1) Welcoming me to Gearbest, and a link to confirm my new account
2) Order Information
3) We received your payment for order.
There was a slight hitch, and I had to go to the website and request a new Welcome email, but this was done with a click from the first email, and just clicking on Resend the Welcome email on the website.
i can't decide whether to get this,the Y100 pro or wait till the X5 pro is back in stock @ bang good.
zermattbusby
11 Nov 152#102
The whole place has gone Doogee mad! :smile:
littletime
11 Nov 15#103
I don't need this but still ordered one just out of technical curiosity. It'll keep me occupied until the Elephone P9000 is out.
Murts
11 Nov 15#104
Done deal at £32.79, that's one Christmas present sorted, cheers OP.
Greggs123
11 Nov 15#105
Cheers.
BIG_IP
11 Nov 15#106
Ordered two for the kids for Christmas, bit concerned about the previous posts about pop up adds, how easy is it to install different rom on these?
simes to BIG_IP
12 Nov 15#116
I can't say i have seen any different roms for this model, but to be honest there isn't a need for one as i have not found any problems or issues other than the unwanted random game notifications ( that are easily stopped by disabling DG browser).
The Doogee comes with decent firmware .( my previous Newman phone had lots of roms available , but all had issues)
The pop-up adds are not actually pop-ups its just notifications that show on the lock screen that same way text messages and other notifications do.Its a very simply fix to stop them by going into settings - apps - all apps , scroll down to DG browser then select force stop , then disable .
drasim
11 Nov 15#107
Bought - looks a good deal for what it is! Heat added
Gollywood
11 Nov 15#108
Is it updatable to 5.1 Android? Not keen on 5.0
angelhaseyes
11 Nov 15#109
Ordered thanks. £32.79 if you actually read the instructions. Thanks.
carolmcleod
11 Nov 15#110
This might be ideal for my mum!
Thank you OP
akustics
11 Nov 15#111
i bought it let see
carolmcleod
11 Nov 15#112
Thanks also OP for the instructions to get the EU/UK deal, my first time on this site.
mgtf
11 Nov 15#113
had the X5 since launch its had several OTA updates and is on 5.1 now... pleased with handset
sofiasar
11 Nov 15#114
why do people ask if its got play store.
why don't you just ask if it can actually ring anyone
ando to sofiasar
11 Nov 151#115
Trying to be smart?
A lot of older handsets never had play store built in (chinese roms) so you had to either install apk's manually or install the play store and the rest of the google framework if needed, some handsets today might still be like this too.
Gollywood
12 Nov 15#117
Taken the plunge & gone for it. Thanks OP. £32.79
BIG_IP
12 Nov 15#118
Great thanks
latics
12 Nov 15#119
Has the offer changed? I've followed directions and seem to only get it for £48
redmouse2
12 Nov 15#120
expired. price gone up.
berniedenley
12 Nov 15#121
ordered so finger crossed that it will arrive!!! as first time ordering from this site..
has anyone recieved a phone from this company?
Ogre
12 Nov 15#122
Anyone know of any cheap TF cards that would fit this?
Gollywood
12 Nov 152#123
Seen some cheap 32gb/64gb Samsung Evo card deals posted on HUKD recently
AndyRoyd
12 Nov 15#124
Native spec of Y100X cameras = 5.0MP + 2.0MP, before the theory of interpolation.
To be fair practically identical phones, though the X5 looks to be slightly bigger/heavier (whether this is actually noticeable will be debateable)
This site suggests that the Y100X has an 8mp camera not 5mp interpolated to 8mp, though again whether this is noticeable in practice is unlikely, as both cameras are likely to be pretty poor.
X5 has a slightly bigger battery.
In real world use these 2 phones would be almost identical. I'd say that the Y100X looks a little nicer, but that's subjective, and neither are particularly good looking.
A price of around £35 is probably about right really given the obvious shortcomings.
Both are entirely *adequate*, but to convince yourself that either will be impressive would be futile.
Impressive "for the price" and nothing else.
And yes - I ordered a Y100X.
sofiasar
12 Nov 15#126
how many days does delivery take. ?
AndyRoyd
12 Nov 15#127
One for the detectives: some sites state the Y100X cameras as native 5+2 interpolated to 8+5, others suggest native 8+5. Random ebay item states 5+2 in description as supported by this image repeated by other vendors, but not GearBest and some others who have the same image without the interpolated statement!
I bought one too :smiley:
coley65
12 Nov 15#128
I am having doubts on ever getting this phone. Just reading reviews about Gearbest and they terrible. I have always trusted hotdeals uk but now I am not so sure. I can not believe that nobody has posted what a bad company these are. I made the order yesterday morning and my order is stuck at processing. This is looking Bad
Regards Coley
Murts to coley65
12 Nov 15#131
How long is the order supposed to stay at 'Processing'? I've had the email saying payment received yesterday but the order status is still 'Processing'. What's the next status, 'Despatched'?
taiko
12 Nov 15#129
Try buying from hot uk deals not hot beals.
coley65
12 Nov 15#130
That explains it all then and I thought beals was a Reputable Company :smiley:
ando
12 Nov 15#132
No "Scammed"
Murts
12 Nov 15#133
Funny, but not helpful.
taiko
12 Nov 15#134
btw with chinese sites - the processing can take between 1-5 days , so dont sweat it.
Murts to taiko
12 Nov 15#135
thanks.
ando
12 Nov 151#136
Complaining over waiting a day, people blaming HUKD for them making purchases from questionable sites.
Sounds about right, probably paid in gold coins too rather than paypal? :stuck_out_tongue:
coley65
12 Nov 151#137
@Ando it was meant to be delivered in 1-2 Business days. Its not even been despatched yet. I thought hotdeals was a sight helping people get bargains maybe not. 7 pages of comments and not one person alerted how bad gearbest are.
ando to coley65
12 Nov 15#142
ahh yes, blame us, blame hukd :smiley:
If you're so concerned why not contact the actual website or open a case in paypal and see how far you get, it's not down to HUKD to make decisions for you, plenty of other people have had no issues all the information is on the website, thanks :smiley:
taiko
12 Nov 15#138
it probably will be delivered in 2 days , after it has been processed ........
Murts
12 Nov 15#139
Not funny, and not helpful
cb-uk
12 Nov 15#140
I believe he paid by Western Union........
:wink:
simes
12 Nov 153#141
I suggest you learn to read what it actually says on website before ordering.
It says despatched within a set number of days - not delivered in the set number of days.
If it said despatched within 1-2 days it means they post it out within that time period, then you have to wait for how ever long the couriers take to deliver it. Which when paying such a low price is unlikely to be a next day delivery service.
ando
12 Nov 15#143
haha it wouldn't surprise me
coley65
12 Nov 152#144
very helpful ando go away that is not helpful please refain from posting if you have not got anything constructive to say. Paid by paypal does it matter should I not of paid that way
sumera1
12 Nov 15#145
I try everything but still 48£ with deliver cost and without insurance :disappointed:
ando to sumera1
12 Nov 15#146
Deal finished earlier today
sarahdwaine
13 Nov 15#147
Anyone recieved there's?
Richard_Lawrence to sarahdwaine
13 Nov 15#149
I ordered on Wednesday morning, but contacted Gearbest yesterday to cancel my order as I was going to get the Vodafone Smart Ultra 6, t was told that I could not cancel as it was now with the shipping company, "who will ship out your order anytime", but it is still showing as Processing on my account page. My PayPal acount has been debited, and I think PayPal state that companies must not take payment until the item has been despatched, so hopefully that confirms it has been shipped, and is on its way, but with whom, and from where is anyone's guess.
redmouse2
13 Nov 151#148
order date: 11 nov
order status: processing
sure it said delivery between 1-2 days?
AndyRoyd to redmouse2
13 Nov 15#150
Nah, you may have possibly misread the webpage info. There is no mention of delivery time, only "Ships within xx business days" is stated. Delivery time after it has been shipped is not stated.
cb-uk to redmouse2
13 Nov 15#151
That's the order processing time. Delivery time is on top.
Given these orders were placed on 11th November (the busiest sales day in the Chinese calendar, so all Chinese sites are overflowing with orders) a realistic delivery time is around 10 days from the EU warehouse once the order has completed the processing stage, maybe longer.
HTH :smiley:
mickey_brock
14 Nov 15#152
Richard when you checked did it say how many working days the delivery will take , if it never thats fine , we all just have to wait the same amount of time , i worked it out that mine may take up to the 25th november , it will be worth it though when it comes for such a cheap price
Richard_Lawrence
14 Nov 15#153
I have just checked, and what it says now for EU warehouse purchases, is what it said when I ordered, (99.99% certain)
Available Shipping Methods - Expedited Shipping (ticked as default).
Estimated Shipping - 1-2 Business Days
Shipping Cost (weight:0.5 kg) - £0.0
No delivery yet, my account is still showing as Processing, even though I was informed by Gearbest, (on the 12th of November), that it has been shipped, so it should be here by Monday at the latest in my case.
simes
14 Nov 15#154
Yet another person misreading the website.
It does NOT say" it actually says: which means 1-2 days is the time taken to despatch the item - the shipping time is after these 1-2 days. So if they use Yodel ( which many of these seem to do ) you could be looking at 1-2 days to despatch then 3-5 days for Yodel to deliver . so about 7 working days in total.
Richard_Lawrence
14 Nov 15#155
It seems that you are having problems with misreading, all the details I entered above, I copied and pasted from the Gearbest website, (which are shown when ordering the item), so the details I provided must be accurate.
tek-monkey
14 Nov 15#156
I can't see a single item on gearbest that has a shipping time, just a dispatch time.
Richard_Lawrence to tek-monkey
14 Nov 15#157
If you are registered, and logged in with Gearbest, just go through the process of ordering the Doogee Smart Phone, selecting EU Warehouse, and add the item to the cart, next click on Proceed to Checkout, where it clearly states:- Expedited Shipping 1 - 2 business days £0.00 (This line was also copied and pasted from the website, after using the instructions preceding it).
tek-monkey
14 Nov 15#158
Fair enough, but even then shipping is the act of sending it out.
It'll turn up, I reckon about a week on Monday myself. The Chinese warehouse stuff takes about 3 weeks usually, sometimes 4, so I'm thinking about 10 days for the EU under current circumstances (any idea where their warehouse is? Or even if they have one as such, as opposed to numerous drop shipping locations?). If desperate I use amazon prime, for anything else you have to accept that even a basic letter nowdays within the UK takes 2 days.
Richard_Lawrence
14 Nov 15#159
Here is another quote from the same page:- What's the Total Delivery Time? (Please use this formula to determine when your order will arrive)
Total Delivery Time = Processing Time + Packaging Time + Shipping Time
So Gearbest have clearly distinguished the Shipping time as being a separate process, therefore if it says 1-2 days for expedited shipping, it should mean 1-2 days after leaving their warehouse, it's in their own words.
tek-monkey
14 Nov 151#160
It also says in the shipping tab on the phone itself:
Chill, it will arrive. This isn't amazon, you are paying silly money for what this phone is you can't expect them to courier it to you as well for free. If you really feel that strongly drop them an email, but the information was there to see. Use UK based companies if you want something fast, but that is why you pay more.
cb-uk
14 Nov 15#161
Then again, they probably oversold their EU warehouse stock by a factor of 100x (given that this offer was featured on here and numerous other deal sites) and are either trying to rapidly pull in stock from China, or just stalling for time.
Richard_Lawrence
14 Nov 15#162
That appears to be a screen shot for when ordering from China, not from the EU Warehouse. The information that I have provided regarding shipping times is the correct information for this phone if ordered from the EU.
coley65
14 Nov 15#163
I dont know why people on here are defending gearbest you right in what you are saying it is 3 days since I ordered this phone from them. Again looking at the bad press gearbest gets I am shocked that Hotdeals still allow deals to be posted from them. In the past I have always trusted the posts from Hotdeals this is the last time. I am glad its only about 30 pounds I will stand to lose but I have seen on this site and others people have lost hundreds
AndyRoyd to coley65
15 Nov 15#167
Will you be sending it back when it arrives, or simply refusing to accept the delivery?
tek-monkey
14 Nov 151#164
I get the same no matter which warehouse I select?
Who has lost anything? Its not meant to have been delivered yet, and if it goes pete tong we claim back off paypal.
theaccountant
14 Nov 15#165
I bought this and then canceled it 6 hours later - got my refund the following day. Bought the cubot H1 on 12/11 just before midnight and it was shipped from Hungary to CZ less than 24 hours later. Hopefully it should be ok on arrival.
I think the sheer numbers of orders for doogee and other deals posted here are causing the delay in processing orders. I am not defending Gear best cos their reputation is p**s p**r, however i have many problems with many normal UK retailers and at least their name is not Vodafone.......
sarahdwaine
14 Nov 15#166
Thanks for the reply Richard :smiley:
happyfeet0
15 Nov 15#168
If you payed by PP or CC you are covered
coley65
15 Nov 15#169
Andy it is not going to arrive judging by the previous comments on gear best. They will try every trick in the book not give a refund again again not my words but previous customers
AndyRoyd to coley65
15 Nov 15#171
I suspect some frustration may be impinging judgement, although some frustration if not caution is understandable. My experience with GB deliveries has been satisfactory with no issues. I ordered this handset on 11 Nov from EU warehouse and fully expect it to arrive, sometime, soon-ish, but regardless, I am comfortable that my money is safe otherwise I would not have placed the order.
littletime
15 Nov 15#170
Lot of people here understandably frustrated (like me) that the "Ships within 1-2 business days" is clearly BS. I'm not in a hurry to receive the handset and have happily waited 5 weeks for stuff from China as that is how the expectation was set. In the case however having set my expectation as above I do feel somewhat irritated. I don't doubt it will arrive and I know I'm covered even if it does not arrive, however in future I will think twice about using GB. If their sales are this unprofessional then what must their customer services be like? My recent experience with their competitor BangGood was much better.
coley65
15 Nov 15#172
Andy take a look at their facebook page it is full people getting ripped off. Hotdeals why are you letting deals being posted from companies like Gearbest. Hotdeals reputation is going right down the pan here. Please comment on here on your policy of allow scams.
AndyRoyd to coley65
24 Nov 15#309
I assume that your handset has arrived, albeit a day or so later than expected? My only critical observation of the whole buying experience would be the despatch date was one day longer than suggested at the point of purchase, but I certainly don't feel scammed by that. I have since ordered other items from GearBest and I assume you too may now feel more confortable to consider placing further orders with GB in the future ?
AndyRoyd
15 Nov 15#173
Coley65: I will feel "ripped off / scammed" only by the combination of the item failing to be delivered and PayPal refusing to reimburse. In the meantime I am comfortable to wait a few days for delivery, and waiting those few days for delivery (or not) will not jeopardise nor enhance my options for reimbursement, should I have to go down that route. I think we have both made our perceptions clear and I shall politely refrain from further similar comment.
drasim
15 Nov 15#174
A lot of people bashing Gearbest. I have ordered twice from their Eu warehouse and both were delivered in the week.I expect this one will take longer due to the increased sales from various offers
coley65
15 Nov 15#175
Andy I understand and respect what you are saying. Lets hope its turns out right.
Regards Coley
tek-monkey
15 Nov 15#176
Wonder how the Ghong at Ali Express compares, seems a slightly better CPU?
"...3G Network TD-SCDMA 2010-2025MHz Note: (3G Only Working in China)"...
tek-monkey
15 Nov 15#178
Ah, a minor point! :wink:
coley65
16 Nov 15#179
Here is the reply from Gearbest
Thank you very much for your recent message.
I have checked the stock availability and I’m extremely pleased to inform you that the items are in stock and are now ready for shipping.
We kindly ask that you wait for a few days more before you receive the tracking no. for the shipment. You can see the tracking information when you log into our website and review your order or you can contact with us again and we will give you the tracking no. along with the website where you can track the progress of the package.
Looks like a pretty standard reply I got this in less than 5 mins of sending the request. She only checked the stock not why my order has not been dispatched
SpudUK
17 Nov 15#180
For £33 I'm willing to wait. It did give extradited delivery options but for the price I don't really feel the need to complain about delivery times (yet) as for the reasons overs have mentioned.
Just means I'm stuck with my Samsung E1200 a little longer. :disappointed:
SERPICO77
17 Nov 151#181
had an email with tracking number, mine was sent yesterday so should arrive by end of the week
sarahdwaine to SERPICO77
17 Nov 15#183
Cheers for the update :smiley:
Richard_Lawrence to SERPICO77
17 Nov 15#184
Did you pay the extra for tracking and insurance Serpico?
gcdragon101
17 Nov 15#182
Nice - when did you order?
coley65
17 Nov 15#185
I sent them a further email and they replied with this:
Thank you for contacting Gearbest.
We apologize for our delay shipping.
Your order has been shipped out.
The delivery information
customers: ........................................................................................................
Tracking number: JD0002........,shipping method: UKEXP,
tracking site: http://www.17track.net/index.shtml shipping date: 2015-11-16 11:23:07,estimated time: 1-3 business days,
sku*quantity:135305901 * 1,PB0110201 * 1,
The standard delivery time will be around 1-3 business days after dispatch if there are no delays.
For more detailed shipping leadtime please check here: http://www.gearbest.com/about/shipping-methods.html
We thank you for your kind support and understanding.
If you have more question to contact us and we will do our very best to assist you.
The tracking site is weird and does not look legit and the tracking number was not known
Serp does your tracking number work
Regards
Coley
SERPICO77
17 Nov 15#186
I ordered Thursday afternoon.
I didn't pay the extra
all seems fine this end, tells me its in transit
coley65
17 Nov 15#187
did your tracking number begin with JD0002
cb-uk
17 Nov 15#188
Coley,
I also emailed them yesterday, and got an IDENTICAL response to you today (although from someone called "Hella"). It's bit strange, as my dispatch time is identical to yours - down to the second - and I also can't get tracking to work yet.
The last 4 digits of my tracking number are apparently 2502 - are yours different?
SERPICO77
17 Nov 15#189
clicked on the link that was on the email and it opened up with all the details.
My tracking number starts with JD000225
SERPICO77
17 Nov 15#190
Just logged into my account and its saying its still processing. Obviously could all be a total fail :disappointed:
coley65
17 Nov 15#191
Mine to says still processing
tek-monkey to coley65
17 Nov 15#192
Yup, and mine. Don't need it til christmas but would like to know its coming.
tek-monkey
17 Nov 15#193
Can also track here if its china post (apparently!):
Perhaps those that have received a tracking number could use the private Message system on here to check if they are being given the same tracking number.
SERPICO77
17 Nov 15#195
Looks like mine is now in the UK, will update tomorrow
ando
17 Nov 15#196
Why do these companies send you a generic tracking link to multiple links but don't tell you which one to use.
In the past they have lied and issued fake tracking details according to past customers. I have opened another ticket as they closed the last one requesting further infromation.
Coley
dantrac123
17 Nov 15#210
Got mine earlier today (using it to write this) ordered last Thursday morning so not bad delivery time at all. Delivered by yodel. Seems like a great phone for the price, very impressed so far :smiley:
coley65
17 Nov 15#212
That would ring true I have ordered items from the eu and they have only entered the tracking system when they enter the uk.
Yodel this morning the tracking number was not valid however now it is saying that:
Status: Good. On Track
Your parcel will be with us soon
Delivery Estimate
Unavailable
At least thats something
cb-uk I get the same feeling about Gearbest
cb-uk
17 Nov 15#213
I think it was a simple case of having limited stock at the EU warehouse and then getting swamped as a result of HUKD (and other deal site) orders.
My order is still showing as "processing" even though it seems to have been dispatched.
GearBest + Yodel = Looks like the perfect combination to ensure an item never arrives intact :wink:
Richard_Lawrence
17 Nov 15#214
They have probably advertised the phone, then collected the money for it, and used the money collected to purchase the stock prior to shipping :wink: I have not had any tracking info, even though I was told through c/s that my phone has been shipped, and my order is still showing as Processing.
coley65
17 Nov 15#215
@cb-uk "GearBest + Yodel = Looks like the perfect combination to ensure an item never arrives intact :wink:". Thats what I thought and it did make me laugh
Yodel is now saying they are expecting at midnight and it is still the supplier. Its getting very exciting this. I am house bound untill friday after an operation so its giving something to do.
Coley
coley65
17 Nov 15#216
Update its going off at yodel
Left Yodel depot
Your parcel is at our sort centre
17 November at 20:06
17/11/15 20:06 Your parcel is at our sort centre (Hatfield terminal)
Here is the best bit:
Estimated delivery
On or before 20 November
Excited.com
cb-uk
17 Nov 15#217
Same as mine, Coley - yet my order is still showing as "processing" (i.e. pre-dispatch) on their system.
So it does seem that those GearBest gerbils are only dispatching these phones when people actually start emailing them to chase up delivery.
Still, they should be here before the weekend (subject to the usual Yodel delivery standards, lol)
MDT
18 Nov 15#218
Received mine today! :smiley:
Couple of media players for the kids at Christmas!
I was expecting them to be slow and sluggish like a Kazoom mobile I trialled a while ago, but pleasantly incorrect! :smile:
Richard_Lawrence
18 Nov 15#219
I have just received my tracking number, checked on Yodel tracking, and my phone is out for delivery today.
Order Status finally showing as 'Shipped out'
sarahdwaine
18 Nov 15#220
It looks like a Few people will be eating their words lol
cb-uk to sarahdwaine
18 Nov 15#223
Q. How much does an Apple cost mummy?
A. About the same as FIFTEEN DOOGEE Y100Xs
And that's the magic of DooGee - just thank your lucky stars you aren't an Apple sheep :wink:
video61
18 Nov 151#221
Sorry lads package was delivered by Yodel but but it has the yellow dhl packaging on it i just took it was del by dhl but wife said it was del by Yodel sorry for the mix up on my part : ( anyways happy days not a bad phone for 32 pounds delivered : )
Hold your horses. In the GearBest user photos, it looks like it comes with a clear silicone case and screen protector. Maybe worth waiting for delivery to make sure?
Update: Here's a user photo from GearBest:
tek-monkey
18 Nov 15#225
Well spotted!
liamo
18 Nov 15#226
Got a dispatch email at 3am this morning, with a JD000... tracking number. Just tracked it, and can see it's out for delivery today, so great.
It should come with a screen protector and Gel Case in the box, as the review/photo's online all show it with these.
Not bad for £28 delivered by Courier.
(I had some points from Gearbest on my a/c from a previous purchase, which it allowed me to use, so too £4 off).
AndyRoyd
18 Nov 15#227
If it's like my Zopo, it may be a hard plastic case rather than flexible silicone case, but still worthwhile.
kakinyemi
18 Nov 15#228
Thanks to everyone who have given useful updates on this thread. I received an email stating my order has been shipping with a JD tracking number. There's no way I would have known that delivery was with Yodel using the email sent without contacting Gearbest. Luckily I've been able to track my order which is out for delivery today. Fingers and eyes crossed.
video61
18 Nov 15#229
Hi its clear plastic not very good quality but better than nowt as they say ! Also what do you want for 32 ha ha
tek-monkey
18 Nov 15#230
At 1:30 in the youtube vid they mention a screen protector, not a case though?
Lol, OK so there is a case! Will still order the silicone minion one though I think :smiley:
warning2
18 Nov 151#232
Just received this thank you for deal. It seemed as though it was Dead On Arrival although got blank screen. I did not read instructions on box that said to take off plastic on battery. Had to get a flat head screwdriver to take off back case that was stubborn. Anyways I don't normally write in capitals but here goes:
TAKE OFF COVER AND REMOVE BATTERY STRIP WHEN YOU RECEIVE MOBILE :smiley:
happyfeet0
18 Nov 151#233
Mines just came. Thanks op for posting the deal
genemeanie
18 Nov 15#234
Thanks Andy. Seemed to work for mine on Yodel but only got a very general "Status: Good. On Track Your parcel has arrived at your local depot"
lukec36
18 Nov 15#235
Phone arrived this morning, comes with hard clear case, a screen protector applied, a spare screen protector, charging cable, headphones (with mic and 'answer button') and EU plug (with cheap-looking adapter that I won't be risking)
All in all, a decent level of kit in the box. The phone looks ok (reminds me of a Galaxy S3 crossed with an iPhone 3GS) but I've not had a chance to play with it to any great extent.
No idea what I'm going to do with it as I have a good phone anyway (Honor 7) but couldn't resist at this price!
sofiasar
18 Nov 15#236
is anyone else finding that the screen is unresponsive at times. ??
you have to press's the app twice ?
Richard_Lawrence to sofiasar
18 Nov 15#238
I did read somewhere, or see on a YouTube review, (can't find it now), that if you remove the original screen protector, then that will cure the problem. It was suggested that the screen protector that is fitted on arrival may be just the standard plastic screen cover to protect it in transit. Mine has not arrived yet so I cannot confirm this.
Update - Mine has arrived now and the original fitted screen protector looks like a proper screen protector, just tried it with this fitted and it seems responsive on mine.
I received mine now it's looking nice. it was 48 pounds with insurance
SERPICO77
18 Nov 15#240
very impressed so far easy setup and camera is good. my 10 year old will so over the moon come Christmas
sumera1
18 Nov 15#242
Yes it did come with clear silicone case and screen protector
clemf
18 Nov 15#243
Ordered mine for £34.05 (forgot to change currency so paypal converted it higher) on the 11th Nov. Have just got a tracking number - it's being sent royal mail tacked and is currently in Greenford sorting centre in London - well impressed. I am quite prepared to wait up to a month from these chinese suppliers, whatever they say on the site. Thanks for the post OP.
tek-monkey
18 Nov 15#244
Yodel have put mine in a safe place, that is easily viewable from the road. Yay!
lmcshera
18 Nov 15#245
Thanks for this, arrived miles quicker than expected. 7 days from order to desk. A surprising amount of phone for the money
morleylad
18 Nov 15#246
Yodel delivery man woke me up at 08-05 to sign for it......happy days :smile:
happyfeet0
18 Nov 15#247
can we add more storage ?
cb-uk to happyfeet0
18 Nov 15#248
Of course! This is DooGee, and NOT some old Apple tat :wink:
Richard_Lawrence to happyfeet0
18 Nov 151#250
Yes, I have put in a 16Gb micro sd card and I am installing most apps on there, including the free Sygic sat-nav app, which has some large map files, so making it also a 5" sat nav, thrown in with everything else it can do.
sarahdwaine
18 Nov 15#249
Mine got left outside in my meter box
angelhaseyes
18 Nov 15#251
Received mine and on charge. Delivered 7pm tonight.
morleylad
18 Nov 15#252
Yodel delivery man woke me up at 08-05 to sign for it......happy days :smile:
MrB123
18 Nov 15#253
Arrived this morning, left it next door but nothing to say they had!
Seems very good for the price let's see how long it lasts
Murts
18 Nov 15#254
Yodel never fail to disappoint. I just got a tracking number which when checked told me it had been delivered to a safe place. No indication of what this safe place was so I phoned the provided number, to cut a long story short they had delivered to the wrong house, not even on our street. Luckily I've been round and got it, now to start playing.......
flava007
18 Nov 15#255
got mine this morning to be fair for the money it's seems pretty good at first look and play with .
ando
18 Nov 15#256
very surprised at some of the gesture and screen wake/lock controls it has, for instance double tap the screen to wake
littletime to ando
19 Nov 15#272
Hi. Did you have to enable double-tap? I can't see it under the Gestures settings?
Richard_Lawrence
18 Nov 15#257
Having problems with the dual sim function. Tried first with just a '3' sim, and later added an Asda sim, and although both sims are recognised, only the '3' sim, which I put in first, and shows 3g, is able to make calls. Later, after I added the Asda sim in the second slot, the Asda sim showed up as 2G, and I couldn't switch between them to use the Asda sim, but it did receive incoming calls. I then took the '3' sim out leaving just the Asda sim and the Asda sim then showed 3g and worked OK. I then put the '3' sim back in and that showed as 2g and I couldn't make calls with that, only the Asda sim. I tried again swapping the sims and got the same result, only one sim would work properly, the one that grabbed the 3g priority. The '3' sim is a micro sim, and the Asda is full size, I had read about other dual sim phones that one sim has to be 2g if a 3g sim is used in one slot, so presumably, the fact that both sims are 3g capable is complicating things and preventing full use of the dual sim facility. is this correct or am I doing something wrong?
AndyRoyd to Richard_Lawrence
19 Nov 151#266
Probably partially correct. Standard convention with vast majority of dual-sim phones is that only one slot offers 3G. This is potentially restrictive when using UK 3 network as that network's sim has to be used in 3G mode (as dictated by the 3 network), so when using two sims where one is UK 3, the 3 sim has to go in the 3G slot.
Murts
18 Nov 15#258
Fantastic piece of kit for the money, one question mind if anyone knows......
How do you add/remove home screen pages? I've seen on the youview review the phone on that has 3, mine has 2 but I can't work out how to add another, anyone?
sofiasar to Murts
18 Nov 15#259
downnload zedge app . it's got millions of stuff, ringtones and screen pictures. iv had it 4 years now
ando to Murts
19 Nov 15#261
Hold the options keys on the phone at the home screen, select widgets and move the widget onto a new home screen
happyfeet0
18 Nov 15#260
Cool thanks Richard
ando
19 Nov 15#262
Anyone who's interested rooted via wonderhsare mobilego, can remove the app once finished and then remove unwanted crap :stuck_out_tongue:
cb-uk to ando
19 Nov 15#285
Is it worth rooting this, and if so is there much bloatware which can be nuked? Thanks :wink:
Camera on the phone is pretty crap, my S2 beats it :disappointed:
taiko
19 Nov 15#265
well cant have it all ,thanks for the link mate.
littletime
19 Nov 15#267
Bezelless indeed! Besides that blatant lie it is a very good piece of kit and especially for that price. For some reason though Barclays Mobile Banking is incompatible with it :disappointed:
Also, it's a bit of a fingerprint magnet. And given all of the screen protectors it came with I am wondering whether it really is Gorilla glass.
db72
19 Nov 151#268
Got mine last night. Can't get it to charge? Any thoughts? Anyone had the same problem? Thanks.
MrB123
19 Nov 15#269
db72, the battery has a piece of tape over the contacts, have you removed it?
db72 to MrB123
19 Nov 15#277
Correct and thanks.....I'm a complete dumbo.
video61
19 Nov 15#270
opps just lost my on off button nowhere to be seen any body got 2 taps to work i need a work around !! : )
littletime
19 Nov 15#271
Watch out, your Google Account won't autosync after you add it - you have to activate under Settings\Account (then the menu button).
cb-uk
19 Nov 15#273
Just make sure you've enabled the SAS anti-terrorism functionality on your phone :wink:
redmouse2
19 Nov 15#274
blimey! very impressed with the addition of smart gestures and feature like scheduled auto switch off and on. my phone switches off at 10pm and auto turns on at 6am, good old days of nokia n95! it's got the old nokia style audio profiles i.e general, meeting etc
voice unlock was a breeze to setup but for some reason it always says voice not recognised when actually trying to unlock, maybe a gimmick though? this £32 phone puts my £600 main smartphone to shame. seriously considering ditching the main brands when I'm due my upgrade next year
simes
19 Nov 15#275
It should be under intelligent wakeup ( if its the same as the Y100X )
Under gesture motion - system motion you should also be able to enable double tap on the home button to lock.
This way you can both turn on and turn off without using the power button.
The other gesture controls are really a waste of time as they don't work consistently enough ( all phones are the same )
Richard_Lawrence
19 Nov 15#276
Thanks Andy, but here is no indication as to which is the 3g slot, and when I put the full size Asda sim in the phone first, and started the phone up without the second sim, the Asda sim worked OK on 3g, then when I added the '3' sim to the micro sim slot, the Asda sim retained 3g priority, and the '3' sim would not connect. My original set up was inserting the '3' sim first, then adding the Asda sim later, then the '3' sim retained 3g priority and the Asda sim would not connect, so it seems that whichever sim is inserted first, in any slot, takes 3g priority. I have now found some settings that can set the phone to use 3g only, (the default is Auto) so I might try playing with that when I get bored and see whay happens. :smiley:
Just got mine delivered by Royal mail. Looks good.
Richard_Lawrence
19 Nov 15#281
Thanks again Andy, further down in the Q&A it states that the micro sim slot is the 3g enabled one, but my head was spinning last night trying to set it up, so when I inserted the full size Asda sim on its own, it might have been showing up as 2g.
tek-monkey
19 Nov 15#282
So, now for a cheap SIM (its for a 10 year old). Anyone here got experience of freedompop?
wispamint
19 Nov 15#283
Just got mine. For the money I'm quite impressed !
littletime
19 Nov 15#284
It's got double-tap Home to turn off, nothing about waking though.
ando
19 Nov 151#286
Settings>intelligent wakeup
ando
19 Nov 15#287
All depends what you're looking at doing really, there's not much bloatware that I can see.
arfawn
19 Nov 15#288
arrived this morning. Very pleased with the phone and service from Gearbest.
littletime
19 Nov 15#289
Only downside (besides no 4G) is the battery life
Murts
19 Nov 15#290
Thanks that works great, I also worked out removing all the icons removes the page. One last thing I couldn't work out, as it probably doesn't do it, was how to make the middle page of 3 the default. It appears it's always the left most page that is the default and you can't add pages to the left, only the right. Is this correct?
ando
19 Nov 15#291
To be honest you're better looking for a new launcher rather than faffing round with one that has poor customisation
genemeanie
20 Nov 15#292
I maybe being very stupid here but where do you insert a micro SD?
giltbrook to genemeanie
20 Nov 15#293
The micro SD slot is just to the right of the dual sim slots.
littletime
20 Nov 15#294
The phone is great in every respect (even at twice the cost) with the important exception of the battery life which I am finding to be really mediocre and will not last a whole day even with light use. It does charge quite quickly though. My experience however seems at odds with the reviews so I'd be interested to hear from other users here? The battery is however replaceable and you can buy a spare one from DX for under a fiver (SKU: 410583).
edwood
20 Nov 15#295
Got mine yesterday and I prefer it to my Samsung. Pity its for an Xmas present but he should be very happy with it.
hugh59
20 Nov 15#296
Very impressed. I thought battery life was going to let it down when active. but its great on standby so far. Nothing annoying to declare. Two pin charger (supplied with cheap UK adapter) gets overheated - ditched, using the blackberry charger. I have to question why I would want a big brand (and expensive) phone. Duh! How would Apple survive if I didn't contribute to their fat margins.
littletime to hugh59
20 Nov 15#297
Apple will likely survive somehow without you, you know - having recorded the biggest annual profit in history and all that :wink:
They don't make smartphones, they make sought after (yet ubiquitous) status symbols
genemeanie
20 Nov 151#298
Thanks very much for taking the trouble to reply. Dooh.... got it in my head in the early hours that they were both the Sim card slots having missed the fact that Sim1 was under SIM 2. I will submit to public humiliation in case it helps any other idiots out there!
lmountbatten
21 Nov 15#299
I have found the Sim card slots but cannot get the THREE sim (micro sim in slot 1) to connect to the internet. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
simes to lmountbatten
21 Nov 15#300
Go to settings - sim cards and check that the "Three" sim card is showing and switched on.
Then underneath you should be able to choose which sim is used for mobile data ( if you only have the one sim installed it will be the "three" sim shown automatically )
If they are ok but still no mobile internet then you need to turn data on ( swipe down twice from top of screen and there is a button to turn data on/off )
If the sim isn't listed you have probably installed it the wrong way round.
genemeanie to lmountbatten
21 Nov 15#301
Are you sure its the right way around as I got it wrong to begin with. Look at the picture of the SIM 1 card to see where the cut of corner goes. The contacts are facing upwards towards you
lmountbatten
21 Nov 15#302
genemeanie simes Thanks for your help. The sim needed to be properly registered on the THREE site!
sarahdwaine
23 Nov 15#303
Any other phone offers at the moment?
Bought my son the doogee now I feel a wee bit guilty I didn't get my daughter one! :/
You star. I really appreciate it, Thankyou :smiley:
djstevie
23 Nov 15#306
What size of sim does it take? Ordered for my dad but his current phone is a full size sim.
clemf
23 Nov 151#307
The x5 has two sim slots, both micro sim, and the y100x has one micro sim slot, and one normal sized sim. I had to cut my normal sim down with scissors to get it into the X5. It wasn't that hard, plenty of tutorials online.
littletime
23 Nov 15#308
After a few days use it appears that the battery has improved. This phone is so good it's absurd. I bought it out of curiosity and meant for it to be temporary but now I'm left wondering why I should pay £100-£200 for a handset.
cb-uk
24 Nov 15#310
If this phone had an Apple logo, people would easily pay £500 for it.
littletime
25 Nov 153#311
Recent conversation with a colleague:
Him: "How much did it cost?"
Me: "Around £32".
Him: "What about per month?"
Me: "No, just £32. Delivered. No contract.".
Him: "!"
sarahdwaine to littletime
25 Nov 15#312
Loving these comments.. About time I bought a good buy :wink:
happyfeet0 to littletime
25 Nov 15#313
Should read him shocked lol
tek-monkey
26 Nov 15#314
Anyone used this in a dual sim setup with freedompop? I can receive calls on both SIMS but only receive texts on the FP one, and can only dial/text out on the FP one regardless of the sim I choose because of their app. I need to be able to receive texts at least on the second sim (asda mobile).
cb-uk
3 Dec 15#315
It's a superb phone Sarah, and it's still selling at around $70 - $85 on most Chinese sites - so we all got a cracking bargain :smiley:
Removes a lot of bloat and other rubbish that's not needed, only slight problem it starts off in russian but that's changeable in the settings, boot times are now under 30 seconds compared to near 1 minute before this rom,
johnnyd57uk
3 Dec 15#317
Arrived within a few days. Could not get it to work. Battery had a sticker over the bleedin terminal . Removed and now works great. As good as it gets for £30.
SpudUK
10 Dec 15#318
Sorry to revive a likely dead thread, but am I the only one STILL waiting for a delivery of this? Apparently dispatched 17th November. Got what seemed to be palmed off by Gearbest's CS team on my ticket and still no sign of the phone.
cb-uk
10 Dec 15#319
These were sent from the European warehouse, and so should be received between 2 to 4 working days after dispatch.
I would open a dispute, as it looks like everyone else has received theirs.
Ogre
11 Dec 15#320
Of the three items I have ordered from Gearbest this phone was the only thing to turn up.
sarahdwaine to Ogre
11 Dec 15#321
Youve ordered of them 3 times although only one parcel has arrived.. Silly billy
Ogre
14 Dec 15#322
Not really, 3 orders were made over the same weekend.
sumera1
19 Dec 15#323
i can use WiFi at home but I can't use mobile Internet on this phone. any suggestions or anybody else can use or not? ? please let me know
SpudUK
21 Dec 15#324
Ticket was responded to, they finally on Christmas week told me that it was lost in transit and want $25 for them to send out a replacement, or only a $25 refund.
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Opening post
DOOGEE Y100X 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass Android 5.0 3G Smartphone - BLACK 135305901
5.0 inch HD OGS Screen / MTK6582 Quad Core 1.3GHz /5MP+8MP Camera / 1GB RAM 8GB ROM
Got to be worth it for the screen alone!
Daul Sim too.
- topss
For anyone still struggling to get this price:
Click deal link.
Change 'Warehouse Options' to 'EU'
Near top right of page change the 'Ship to' option to UK and the currency to '£ GBP'. Or of course any other appropriate country/currency.
It may still show as £48+, but add to cart and it should then drop to the deal price.
- topss
Clear ordering instructions, hopefully :)
For anyone not already registered on the site, before starting the order go to the top right hand section of the page and alter the 'Ship to' to UK, then alter the 'USD' to GBP.
Further down the page, (below the name, and short description of the phone), change 'Warehouse Options' from 'China' to EU, and select 'Color' as Black
The price should then show as £32.79, if it doesn't, put it in your basket, and the price should change to £32.79.
- Richard_Lawrence
Top comments
"(select Black and EU)"
Honestly, if you need instructions to work out this deal, a doogee is probably not for you.
Perhaps consider an iPhone.
For anyone not already registered on the site, before starting the order go to the top right hand section of the page and alter the 'Ship to' to UK, then alter the 'USD' to GBP.
Further down the page, (below the name, and short description of the phone), change 'Warehouse Options' from 'China' to EU, and select 'Color' as Black
The price should then show as £32.79, if it doesn't, put it in your basket, and the price should change to £32.79.
If paying by PayPal, their currency exchange rate may make the final price slightly higher, my order, placed earlier this morning, came to £34.05.
I have also added this to the original post.
Him: "How much did it cost?"
Me: "Around £32".
Him: "What about per month?"
Me: "No, just £32. Delivered. No contract.".
Him: "!"
It says despatched within a set number of days - not delivered in the set number of days.
If it said despatched within 1-2 days it means they post it out within that time period, then you have to wait for how ever long the couriers take to deliver it. Which when paying such a low price is unlikely to be a next day delivery service.
All comments (324)
It's Dual Sim too.
It hasn't expired. Still £32 - £34. Select Black and EU.
:man:
So, not a deal and expired.
so fingers crossed
$74.10 is £48.94
has the Dollar rate changed
Fingers crossed for the kids school phone !
http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_234312.html
Worth it for the 2gb of ram and 16gb of storage.
My daughter broke her Honor Holly
More importantly, though, I bought a phone from Gearbest and it is *stacked* with adware. You need to root your phone and very, very carefully remove the software that's creating the ads. It's easy to make a mistake because I did.
I bet this phone is the same.
2GB @ £35 from EU warehouse is my bite point I think.
Still voted hot, looks a lot better than the vanilla x5.
http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_202942.html?utm_campaign=5835937&utm_source=cj&utm_medium=affiliate&from=affiliate_cj
Change the warehouse location to eu
I picked up the Doogee X5 Pro the other day for under £50 posted from the UK warehouse (another hotukd deal) and I must say I'm very impressed. It's a 2GB/16GB phone compared to this, with a slightly faster processor and all the UK 4G bands (this is 3G). Been using it as my main driver now and I really don't miss my LG G2 (though that's not the newest word in tech!). Everything works, even the GPS which locks within seconds. Older Mediatek SOCs had issues with their GPS performance but these seem to have been ironed out now.
"(select Black and EU)"
Honestly, if you need instructions to work out this deal, a doogee is probably not for you.
Perhaps consider an iPhone.
if people still want to try , when you click on the offer select EU shipping and the colour black this is how tyo get the price of the OP
i never read the OP properly so my bad but i hope this has made it a bit more clearer for some one as im afraid to say that in the OP it was not that clear you had to choose the EU warehouse options and the colour black , this is were some people were getting the higher price like i did at 1st , but good find OP and heat added
i will tell you what theres a lot of people on here with anger issues that would rather insult people instead of helping or help and still insult , this must be a site for perfect people who never make mistakes ffs ive admitted i never read the OP properly what more do you want blood , have you thought i might not be a good reader , again there is a lot of insulting people on this site , well that's life my mother used to say if you have nothing to say nice then dont say nothing at all , some people one here need to take that advice it will serve them well
All the information is in the post, grow up
For anyone not already registered on the site, before starting the order go to the top right hand section of the page and alter the 'Ship to' to UK, then alter the 'USD' to GBP.
Further down the page, (below the name, and short description of the phone), change 'Warehouse Options' from 'China' to EU, and select 'Color' as Black
The price should then show as £32.79, if it doesn't, put it in your basket, and the price should change to £32.79.
If paying by PayPal, their currency exchange rate may make the final price slightly higher, my order, placed earlier this morning, came to £34.05.
I have also added this to the original post.
Post 9 - "It hasn't expired. Still £32 - £34. Select Black and EU."
Post 13 - "It's still there, make sure You choose EU Warehouse"
Post 15 - "That's shipped from China, from the EU, it's still £48."
Post 18 - "It is $74.10 shipped from EU and $84.99 from China."
Post 21 - "It's £34.02 after selecting "EU" & "black" "
Post 25 - "Then try a little harder. Select EU, THEN add it to the basket and look at the price that shows in your basket :smiley:"
Post - 43 - "ive just clicked on the photo and its saying its $84.99 so what am i doing wrong , or has the price gone up"
Hmmmm I wonder why after 42 posts people started to get a bit annoyed at someone asking about the price?
One thing that lets the X5 / X5 PRO down is the camera
This should in theory be better
8 MP (3264 x 2448)
as opposed to :
5 MP (2592 x 1944) on the X3 / X3 PRO
The X5 PRO has 16GB Internal - 2GB RAM - Supports 4G
I do wish Samsung carried on with their Galaxy WiFi range. My son loved his, very dated and slow now though.
Adding promo code GBFOROCUPON gives me 7% discount BUT seems to increase the price by around £40
Can't stack savings on special offers
I have had mine for two months
The camera is decent in good light. The screen is excellent. In fact the phone in general does not look of fell cheap . it's also pretty light for a 5 inch screen phone. I an a light user but easily get three days out of the battery between charges.
There are no issues with it at all which is unusual for China phones.
The only thing I would advise is to stop and disable the app called DG browser. This seems to cause annoying pop up notifications for games. After stopping this app the notifications stopped. There is the standard browser also installed anyway so is not needed.
I got an email from PayPal but not the merchant!
1) Welcoming me to Gearbest, and a link to confirm my new account
2) Order Information
3) We received your payment for order.
There was a slight hitch, and I had to go to the website and request a new Welcome email, but this was done with a click from the first email, and just clicking on Resend the Welcome email on the website.
Any cases around for it?
The Doogee comes with decent firmware .( my previous Newman phone had lots of roms available , but all had issues)
The pop-up adds are not actually pop-ups its just notifications that show on the lock screen that same way text messages and other notifications do.Its a very simply fix to stop them by going into settings - apps - all apps , scroll down to DG browser then select force stop , then disable .
Thank you OP
why don't you just ask if it can actually ring anyone
A lot of older handsets never had play store built in (chinese roms) so you had to either install apk's manually or install the play store and the rest of the google framework if needed, some handsets today might still be like this too.
has anyone recieved a phone from this company?
To be fair practically identical phones, though the X5 looks to be slightly bigger/heavier (whether this is actually noticeable will be debateable)
This site suggests that the Y100X has an 8mp camera not 5mp interpolated to 8mp, though again whether this is noticeable in practice is unlikely, as both cameras are likely to be pretty poor.
X5 has a slightly bigger battery.
In real world use these 2 phones would be almost identical. I'd say that the Y100X looks a little nicer, but that's subjective, and neither are particularly good looking.
A price of around £35 is probably about right really given the obvious shortcomings.
Both are entirely *adequate*, but to convince yourself that either will be impressive would be futile.
Impressive "for the price" and nothing else.
And yes - I ordered a Y100X.
I bought one too :smiley:
Regards Coley
Sounds about right, probably paid in gold coins too rather than paypal? :stuck_out_tongue:
If you're so concerned why not contact the actual website or open a case in paypal and see how far you get, it's not down to HUKD to make decisions for you, plenty of other people have had no issues all the information is on the website, thanks :smiley:
:wink:
It says despatched within a set number of days - not delivered in the set number of days.
If it said despatched within 1-2 days it means they post it out within that time period, then you have to wait for how ever long the couriers take to deliver it. Which when paying such a low price is unlikely to be a next day delivery service.
order status: processing
sure it said delivery between 1-2 days?
Given these orders were placed on 11th November (the busiest sales day in the Chinese calendar, so all Chinese sites are overflowing with orders) a realistic delivery time is around 10 days from the EU warehouse once the order has completed the processing stage, maybe longer.
HTH :smiley:
Available Shipping Methods - Expedited Shipping (ticked as default).
Estimated Shipping - 1-2 Business Days
Shipping Cost (weight:0.5 kg) - £0.0
No delivery yet, my account is still showing as Processing, even though I was informed by Gearbest, (on the 12th of November), that it has been shipped, so it should be here by Monday at the latest in my case.
It does NOT say"
it actually says:
which means 1-2 days is the time taken to despatch the item - the shipping time is after these 1-2 days. So if they use Yodel ( which many of these seem to do ) you could be looking at 1-2 days to despatch then 3-5 days for Yodel to deliver . so about 7 working days in total.
Expedited Shipping 1 - 2 business days £0.00 (This line was also copied and pasted from the website, after using the instructions preceding it).
It'll turn up, I reckon about a week on Monday myself. The Chinese warehouse stuff takes about 3 weeks usually, sometimes 4, so I'm thinking about 10 days for the EU under current circumstances (any idea where their warehouse is? Or even if they have one as such, as opposed to numerous drop shipping locations?). If desperate I use amazon prime, for anything else you have to accept that even a basic letter nowdays within the UK takes 2 days.
What's the Total Delivery Time? (Please use this formula to determine when your order will arrive)
Total Delivery Time = Processing Time + Packaging Time + Shipping Time
So Gearbest have clearly distinguished the Shipping time as being a separate process, therefore if it says 1-2 days for expedited shipping, it should mean 1-2 days after leaving their warehouse, it's in their own words.
Chill, it will arrive. This isn't amazon, you are paying silly money for what this phone is you can't expect them to courier it to you as well for free. If you really feel that strongly drop them an email, but the information was there to see. Use UK based companies if you want something fast, but that is why you pay more.
Who has lost anything? Its not meant to have been delivered yet, and if it goes pete tong we claim back off paypal.
I think the sheer numbers of orders for doogee and other deals posted here are causing the delay in processing orders. I am not defending Gear best cos their reputation is p**s p**r, however i have many problems with many normal UK retailers and at least their name is not Vodafone.......
Regards Coley
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/GHONG-V12-8MP-5MP-1GB-RAM-8GB-ROM-5-0-HD-IPS-Quad-Core-MTK6589T-1/32498838492.html?spm=2114.01010108.3.19.3GJO0j&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_6_79_78_77_91_80,searchweb201644_5,searchweb201560_9
Thank you very much for your recent message.
I have checked the stock availability and I’m extremely pleased to inform you that the items are in stock and are now ready for shipping.
We kindly ask that you wait for a few days more before you receive the tracking no. for the shipment. You can see the tracking information when you log into our website and review your order or you can contact with us again and we will give you the tracking no. along with the website where you can track the progress of the package.
Thank you for your patience and kind support.
Best Regards
Katrina
Gearbest Customer Service
http://www.gearbest.com
Looks like a pretty standard reply I got this in less than 5 mins of sending the request. She only checked the stock not why my order has not been dispatched
Just means I'm stuck with my Samsung E1200 a little longer. :disappointed:
Thank you for contacting Gearbest.
We apologize for our delay shipping.
Your order has been shipped out.
The delivery information
customers: ........................................................................................................
Tracking number: JD0002........,shipping method: UKEXP,
tracking site: http://www.17track.net/index.shtml shipping date: 2015-11-16 11:23:07,estimated time: 1-3 business days,
sku*quantity:135305901 * 1,PB0110201 * 1,
The standard delivery time will be around 1-3 business days after dispatch if there are no delays.
For more detailed shipping leadtime please check here: http://www.gearbest.com/about/shipping-methods.html
We thank you for your kind support and understanding.
If you have more question to contact us and we will do our very best to assist you.
Best regards
Katrina
Gearbest Customer Service
http://www.gearbest.com/
The tracking site is weird and does not look legit and the tracking number was not known
Serp does your tracking number work
Regards
Coley
I didn't pay the extra
all seems fine this end, tells me its in transit
I also emailed them yesterday, and got an IDENTICAL response to you today (although from someone called "Hella"). It's bit strange, as my dispatch time is identical to yours - down to the second - and I also can't get tracking to work yet.
The last 4 digits of my tracking number are apparently 2502 - are yours different?
My tracking number starts with JD000225
http://track-chinapost.com/startairmail.php
my tracking starts JD ends in 3419 can't track it
or alternatively try the tracking number in multi-tracking site http://www.track-parcel.co.uk/
DHL Tracking
It looks like GearBest only dispatched the phone after I emailed them to kick off about it.
You can check your tracking status here: http://www.yodel.co.uk/track/
Coley
Yodel this morning the tracking number was not valid however now it is saying that:
Status: Good. On Track
Your parcel will be with us soon
Delivery Estimate
Unavailable
At least thats something
cb-uk I get the same feeling about Gearbest
My order is still showing as "processing" even though it seems to have been dispatched.
GearBest + Yodel = Looks like the perfect combination to ensure an item never arrives intact :wink:
Yodel is now saying they are expecting at midnight and it is still the supplier. Its getting very exciting this. I am house bound untill friday after an operation so its giving something to do.
Coley
Left Yodel depot
Your parcel is at our sort centre
17 November at 20:06
17/11/15 20:06 Your parcel is at our sort centre (Hatfield terminal)
Here is the best bit:
Estimated delivery
On or before 20 November
Excited.com
So it does seem that those GearBest gerbils are only dispatching these phones when people actually start emailing them to chase up delivery.
Still, they should be here before the weekend (subject to the usual Yodel delivery standards, lol)
Couple of media players for the kids at Christmas!
I was expecting them to be slow and sluggish like a Kazoom mobile I trialled a while ago, but pleasantly incorrect! :smile:
Order Status finally showing as 'Shipped out'
A. About the same as FIFTEEN DOOGEE Y100Xs
And that's the magic of DooGee - just thank your lucky stars you aren't an Apple sheep :wink:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262113989238?var=560882208786
Update: Here's a user photo from GearBest:
It should come with a screen protector and Gel Case in the box, as the review/photo's online all show it with these.
Not bad for £28 delivered by Courier.
(I had some points from Gearbest on my a/c from a previous purchase, which it allowed me to use, so too £4 off).
https://youtu.be/7eweqimcTsM?t=90
TAKE OFF COVER AND REMOVE BATTERY STRIP WHEN YOU RECEIVE MOBILE :smiley:
All in all, a decent level of kit in the box. The phone looks ok (reminds me of a Galaxy S3 crossed with an iPhone 3GS) but I've not had a chance to play with it to any great extent.
No idea what I'm going to do with it as I have a good phone anyway (Honor 7) but couldn't resist at this price!
you have to press's the app twice ?
Update - Mine has arrived now and the original fitted screen protector looks like a proper screen protector, just tried it with this fitted and it seems responsive on mine.
Seems very good for the price let's see how long it lasts
How do you add/remove home screen pages? I've seen on the youview review the phone on that has 3, mine has 2 but I can't work out how to add another, anyone?
Camera on the phone is pretty crap, my S2 beats it :disappointed:
Also, it's a bit of a fingerprint magnet. And given all of the screen protectors it came with I am wondering whether it really is Gorilla glass.
voice unlock was a breeze to setup but for some reason it always says voice not recognised when actually trying to unlock, maybe a gimmick though? this £32 phone puts my £600 main smartphone to shame. seriously considering ditching the main brands when I'm due my upgrade next year
Under gesture motion - system motion you should also be able to enable double tap on the home button to lock.
This way you can both turn on and turn off without using the power button.
The other gesture controls are really a waste of time as they don't work consistently enough ( all phones are the same )
http://www.doogeemobile.com/doogee-y100x.html Q&A response timestamped 8/2/2015 4:07 AM
They don't make smartphones, they make sought after (yet ubiquitous) status symbols
Then underneath you should be able to choose which sim is used for mobile data ( if you only have the one sim installed it will be the "three" sim shown automatically )
If they are ok but still no mobile internet then you need to turn data on ( swipe down twice from top of screen and there is a button to turn data on/off )
If the sim isn't listed you have probably installed it the wrong way round.
Bought my son the doogee now I feel a wee bit guilty I didn't get my daughter one! :/
http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_218483.html?wid=3
pretty much the same as the y100x, just more rectangular look - has the advantage of being on android 5.1
Him: "How much did it cost?"
Me: "Around £32".
Him: "What about per month?"
Me: "No, just £32. Delivered. No contract.".
Him: "!"
Removes a lot of bloat and other rubbish that's not needed, only slight problem it starts off in russian but that's changeable in the settings, boot times are now under 30 seconds compared to near 1 minute before this rom,
I would open a dispute, as it looks like everyone else has received theirs.
I feel a PayPal dispute incoming...